- Date
- August 15, 1980
- Place
- Needles, CA · NEEDLES, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5285HCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800815035989A
- Case key
- 129481
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1936 80/8/15 NEEDLES,CA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5550 TIME - 1240 N5285H PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 295 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEEDLES MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SPANISH FORK,UT UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER REMARKS- PAX DIDN'T HOLD BRAKES AS INSTRUCTED.HUGHES 500C,N9147F,SUBSTANTIALLY DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5285H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Needles Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5285H · 2
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